CALENDAR

November 6-11: Spring Recital Costume Sizing In Classes
November 15: Spring Recital Costume Fees Charged to Accounts
November 15: Christmas Cookie Social Details Emailed to Participating Classes
November 20-25: NO CLASSES - Thanksgiving Break
December 8-14: Parent Observation Week / Last Regular Class Week of 2023
December 15-19: NO CLASSES - Christmas Cookie Social & Performing Groups Winter Showcase Performances
December 20 - January 1: NO CLASSES - Christmas Break

SPRING RECITAL COSTUME SIZING & FEES

Sizing for Spring Recital Costumes will take place in classes November 6-11. If your dancer is absent from class during this week, please stop by the Front Desk the following week to have Miss Janet or Miss Kari take their measurements. 

Spring Recital Costume Fees will be charged to accounts on November 15th. Fees will be viewable on your account by 5pm on Tuesday, November 7th. 

CHRISTMAS COOKIE SOCIAL

The Christmas Cookie Social is a fun and informal fundraising show to close out the first half of our dance season. Christmas Cookie Social performances are held at First Free Church in Onalaska. All proceeds from this event benefit A Chance to Dance Foundation’s scholarship fund.

Participating classes are selected and invited from each age group of our Children’s Classes. These classes were previously published in our Fall Programming Guide and are listed again below (by assigned show) for your convenience. 

Choreography will be starting in these classes soon. We know that this is a busy time of year for families. If your dancer is not able to participate with their class this year, please let his/her teacher know as soon as possible for planning purposes.

Participating classes will receive an additional email on November 15th with more details including costuming, ticket sales information and more.

Show Assignments:

SHOW 1: Friday, December 15th @ 6:00pm

• Thu 4:30 Mini & Me SS
• Sat 10:00 Fairytale Ballet DM
• Thu 5:00 Fairytale Ballet GV
• Thu 5:30 Dance Adventures (Holmen) DM 
• Wed 6:00 Dance Adventures SS
• Wed 5:30 Hippity Hop SS
• Thu 5:00 Building Tap SS
• Tue 4:30 Building Lyrical KA
• Mon 6:00 Steps of Praise Kids EC
• + Select Performing Groups

SHOW 2: Saturday, December 16th @ 9:30am

• Tue 10:00 Mini & Me CA
• Tue Children’s Treehouse Class
• Wed 4:30 Tippy Toes DM
• Wed 5:30 Tutus & Bowties KA
• Sat 10:30 Dance Adventures DM
• Thu 6:00 Hippity Hop (Holmen) DM
• Tue 4:30 Building Lyrical EF
• Wed 4:30 Musical Theater SS
• Tue 6:00 Jingle Jam Mini Session KA
• + Select Performing Groups

SHOW 3: Saturday, December 16th @ 12:00pm

• Mon 5:00 Mini & Me DM
• Mon 5:30 Fairytale Ballet DM
• Tue 10:30 Fairytale Ballet CA
• Mon 5:00 Kidlets SS
• Mon 5:30 Kidance KS
• Mon 6:00 Hippity Hop DM
• Mon 5:30 Building Tap SS
• Wed 6:00 Building Lyrical (Holmen) CJB
• Tue 7:30 Steps of Praise CJB
• Thu 5:00 Jingle Jam Mini Session (Holmen) DM
• + Select Performing Groups

SHOW 4: Monday, December 18th @ 6:00pm

• Tue 5:15 Mini & Me SS
• Tue 5:00 Fairytale Ballet BH
• Tue 5:00 Teddy Bear Ballet (Holmen) DM
• Tue 5:30 Kidlets BH
• Tue 5:30 Kidance TM
• Wed 4:45 Man-In-Motion DW
• Tue 5:00 Hippity Hop EF
• Tue 5:45 Building Tap SS
• Tue 6:00 Musical Theater (Holmen) DM
• + Select Performing Groups

THANKSGIVING BREAK

No Regular Classes will be held Monday, November 20 - Saturday, November 25 for our scheduled Thanksgiving Break. Happy Thanksgiving from MDU!

PARENT OBSERVATION WEEK

Mark your calendar for our first Parent Observation Week of the year!  Parent Observation Week will be held Friday, December 8th - Thursday, December 14th. This week is also our final regular class week of 2023.

You are invited into the classroom to watch your dancer’s ENTIRE CLASS during this special week. Sit back, relax and enjoy watching your child do what they LOVE! We ask that you observe quietly, silence your cell phone and that siblings are monitored and quiet during observation time. Feel free to video, take pictures or even invite grandma and grandpa! 

STUDENTS OF THE MONTH

Congratulations to our October Students of the Month! Check out the TV in the Lobby Communications Center which will soon be featuring:

Noelle Sather
Alise Kazmierczak
Abigail Cowburn
Kyla Betz 

Other nominees include: Bailey Baganz, Liberty Brothen, Violet Chase, Olivia Cole, Phebe Dahl, Emily Rose Flemiing, Emma Gearing, Annalise Hall, Aubrey Neubauer, Ella Sampson, Anika Sesvold, Jalesheah Simpson, Coralyn Taylor, Jada Tomesh and Nora Wise. Well done, dancers!

INCLEMENT WEATHER POLICY

In the event of inclement weather, an email will be sent and Facebook/Instagram posts will be made by 2:00 pm if afternoon/evening classes are canceled (by 8:00 am for morning classes). 

Please note that we do not necessarily follow school closings. It is possible that roads may be cleared by the time studio classes begin or that conditions worsen later in the day when school is in session but afternoon/evening travel is not advised. Any canceled classes may be made up on your own time from our regular schedule of classes. In the event there is not a make up class available, a replacement option will be offered.

ABSENCE REPORTING

If your dancer will be absent from a class, our teachers and administrative staff greatly appreciate you notifying our team via our MDU Absence Form. This form can easily be accessed at the bottom of the main page of our website or CLICK HERE to access now. 

LOST & FOUND

Missing a dance shoe, water bottle, or perhaps a ballet skirt?  Be sure to check out our Lost & Found.  Simply ask the front desk for their assistance, and they will direct you to it.  All items remaining in the Lost & Found on the 15th of each month will be donated.